Layers of Earth
What is the third layer from the
Inner Core?
Mantle
What is the largest ocean in the world
Pacific Ocean
What is the biggest land animal in the world?
Elephant
What exactly is “climate change”?
long-term shifts in Earth's weather patterns, such as temperature and precipitation, over decades or longer.
What the name of a huge wave caused by disruptions in the Earth's crust and in water?
Tsunami
What is the farthest layer from the Inner Core?
Crust
What percent of the earth do oceans cover?
71%
What is the biggest aquatic animal in the world?
Blue Whale
What is causes climate change to happen?
Generating power, Manufacturing goods, Cutting down forests, and humans.
What type of disaster is characterized by a large amount of water suddenly covering an area?
Flood
What is the 4th farthest layer from the Inner Core?
Anthosphere
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
What is the fastest land animal?
A cheetah
Why is climate change a problem?
it disrupts ecosystems, poses threats to human health, and increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events.
What is the name of the largest recorded earthquake in history?
Valdivian Earthquake or The Great Chilean Earthquake
What is the layer that is the farthest in?
Inner Core
What country has the biggest lake?
Russia
What is the ugliest animal in the world?
Naked Mole-Rat
How is climate change affecting the planet right now?
rising global temperatures, more frequent and intense extreme weather events, melting glaciers and ice sheets, rising sea levels, and changes to ecosystems and biodiversity
What year did the Lituya Bay megatsunami occur?
1958
What is the 5th layer from the Inner Core?
Lithosphere
What is the deepest point on earth called, located in the western Pacific?
Mariana Trench
What is the smallest animal in the world?
Paedophryne amauensis ( a frog)
why is climate change bad for humans?
Burning Fossil Fuels, Deforestation, Agriculture, Transportation, Industry, Land Use Changes, Landfills, Power Generation, Fluorinated Gases, and buildings.
Along what fault line do most earthquakes happen?
Pacific Ring of Fire